PDCA CPC study plan

Map the project delivery lifecycle from initiation through closeout and write a one-page sequence diagram in your own words

Draft a pre-construction checklist covering permitting, site logistics, utility coordination, and constructability review

Produce a work breakdown structure for a sample mid-rise project down to three levels of detail

Identify the stakeholder set for that sample project and assign each a communication need and decision authority

Convert the week-1 WBS into a quantity takeoff summary organized by CSI division

Build a bottom-up estimate with labor, material, equipment, and indirect costs, and apply markup for overhead and profit

Reconcile your estimate against a rough order-of-magnitude check using a unit-cost benchmark and explain any variance above 10 percent

Draft a bid package scope narrative that defines inclusions, exclusions, and allowances clearly

Compare the standard delivery methods (design-bid-build, design-build, CM at risk) and list the risk transfer each creates for the owner and contractor

Annotate a sample AIA-style agreement clause by clause for payment terms, retainage, indemnity, and termination

Read a set of general conditions and flag the ten clauses most likely to generate a claim

Explain how the hierarchy of contract documents resolves a conflict between drawings and specifications

Build a CPM network for the sample project with at least 40 activities and correct logic ties

Calculate the critical path, total float, and free float by hand for a 15-activity subset, then verify against software output

Assign durations using productivity rates and crew sizing rather than guesswork, and document the basis for each

Produce a resource-loaded schedule and identify the three activities most exposed to labor peaks

Write an inspection and test plan that maps hold points to each major work element

Draft a daily report template and a three-week look-ahead process, then simulate two weeks of updates against your schedule

Analyze a schedule delay scenario, classify it as excusable, compensable, or concurrent, and draft the time-impact narrative

Define a punch-list and turnover workflow from substantial completion to final acceptance

Build a site-specific safety plan covering hazard analysis, PPE, fall protection, and emergency response

Map the major OSHA construction standards to the work activities in your sample project and note the trigger thresholds

Design a quality control program with measurable acceptance criteria and a nonconformance tracking log

Outline an environmental controls plan for stormwater, dust, noise, and waste diversion

Summarize the legal doctrines most tested in construction practice: lien rights, prompt payment, differing site conditions, and substantial completion

Work through five ethics scenarios involving bid shopping, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and certification of pay applications, and state the correct action with reasoning

Identify the licensing and professional responsibility obligations that apply to your jurisdiction

Draft a records retention and documentation policy that would support a claim or defend against one

Build a communication plan that assigns message type, audience, channel, and cadence for a project team

Practice two conflict-resolution conversations using a structured interest-based script and record what changed in the outcome

Run a full timed 100-question practice exam under test conditions and score it by domain

Build a remediation list from your weakest two domains and schedule review sessions before exam day